It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce a calorie of food. From the standpoint of industrial efficiency, it's too bad we can't simply drink the petroleum directly, because there's a lot less energy in a bushel of corn (measured in calories) than there is in the half gallon or so of oil required to produce it. Ecologically this is a fabulously expensive way to produce food.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
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18599. | Abhi_Dvorak (abhyudaya_nair) | 71.26 | 98.8% | 2023-11-11 |
18600. | Ziclue (ziclue) | 71.26 | 94% | 2018-11-18 |
18601. | Jackson (lordfarquaad) | 71.26 | 97% | 2017-11-02 |
18602. | Celsius 233 (celsius233) | 71.25 | 98% | 2020-03-08 |
18603. | Jubster (thejubster) | 71.25 | 91% | 2016-11-01 |
18604. | Ridhuan (ridhuanmnor) | 71.25 | 96% | 2014-09-21 |
18605. | Jodn (jodnvok) | 71.24 | 98% | 2024-04-18 |
18606. | KeyBoardWarrior (weepingspa... | 71.24 | 97% | 2024-01-12 |
18607. | Dios (gembili666) | 71.24 | 96% | 2022-09-08 |
18608. | CinnamonOwl (kitkat08) | 71.24 | 97% | 2021-07-07 |
18609. | Nghia (lkg1221) | 71.24 | 98% | 2018-03-17 |
18610. | Ramses (gdot) | 71.24 | 97% | 2019-06-11 |
18611. | Nono (nono11jp) | 71.24 | 95% | 2021-09-04 |
18612. | 光次郎 (koujiro) | 71.23 | 97% | 2021-06-30 |
18613. | Mach (murk_hommy) | 71.23 | 96% | 2021-04-17 |
18614. | cvbrgava (cvbrgava) | 71.23 | 94% | 2013-08-14 |
18615. | yassine_oh (yassineoh) | 71.22 | 96% | 2024-01-25 |
18616. | pol (poooool) | 71.22 | 96% | 2020-04-17 |
18617. | Dino (_dino_) | 71.22 | 98% | 2018-11-02 |
18618. | Valen (tg_valen) | 71.22 | 98% | 2013-02-08 |
18619. | Calvin (1335draco) | 71.21 | 95% | 2014-03-06 |
18620. | JJ Johnson Son (slaggen) | 71.21 | 98.8% | 2023-12-14 |
18621. | Nazrul (mnnazrul) | 71.21 | 97.7% | 2024-01-04 |
18622. | (l)Knoch (lkoch) | 71.21 | 95% | 2023-12-31 |
18623. | Go Go Goooo! (gogocarol) | 71.21 | 93% | 2011-05-11 |
18624. | Charlie (chazzyfresh) | 71.20 | 96% | 2024-04-11 |
18625. | Malzii (malzii) | 71.20 | 97% | 2017-09-07 |
18626. | Dangerous (vandisk) | 71.20 | 99% | 2019-04-07 |
18627. | punit (punit965) | 71.20 | 95% | 2019-03-19 |
18628. | Jeet (wgt4004) | 71.19 | 99% | 2024-04-06 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 70,097 | 81.38 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 89 | 92.00 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |